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Dom Casmurro
by Machado de Assis
A classic story of love and jealousy, Dom Casmurro is the story of Bento and his childhood love, Capitu, who overcome their parents' reluctance to marry. But Bento jealously suspects that their son is not his. But beyond this straightforward plot, Machado plays with the reader's expectations and comments on the structure of the story, blurring the line between fiction and reality and appearing very modern.
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Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
by Machado de Assis
"Be aware that frankness is the prime virtue of a dead man," writes the narrator of The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas. But while he may be dead, he is surely one of the liveliest characters in fiction, a product of one of the most remarkable imaginations in all of literature, Brazil's greatest novelist of the nineteenth century, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. By turns flippant and profound, The... (more)
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O Alienista (The Alienist)
by Machado de Assis
A sarcastic criticism of the science of its day, O Alientista tells the story of psychiatrist Simão Bacamarte, who convinces the town of Itaguaí to pay for an assylum, and begins to fill it with residents he believes insane. While the assylum at first has a few patients, it grows quickly until, after a revolt by many in the town is fought off, it includes 4/5ths of the town! Realizing something is wrong,... (more)
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Helena
by Machado de Assis
In 1850 Rio de Janeiro, Estacio tries to uncover the mysterious past of Helena, his presumed half sister, who has been brought to the family home and with whom he falls in love.
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Quincas Borba
by Machado de Assis
Along with The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas and Dom Casmurro , Quincas Borba is one of Machado de Assis' major works and indeed one of the major works of nineteenth century fiction. With his uncannily postmodern sensibility, his delicious wit, and his keen insight into the political and social complexities of the Brazilian Empire, Machado opens a fascinating world to English speaking readers. When the... (more)
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Esau and Jacob
by Machado de Assis
Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and between the monarchical and republican ideals. Instead of a heroic biblical fable, Machado de Assis gives us a story of the... (more)
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Iaia Garcia (Studies in Romance Languages, 17)
by Machado de Assis
Iaiá Garcia tells the story of the romance between Iaiá Garcia, 11-year-old daughter of, Luís Garcia, a public servant and widower who dotes on his daughter, and Jorge Gomes, son of a friend of Iaiá's father, the widow Valéria Gomes. But Jorge is in love with the daughter of his late father's servant, Estela, who lives in the family's house. To keep Jorge away from Estela, Valéria sends him to fight in the war... (more)
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Memorial de Aires
by Machado de Assis
The last novel by Brazil's most important writer, Memorial de Aires doesn't have a strict plot. It is structured as a kind of diarly of Counselor Aires, a retired diplomat. His notes tell several stories including that of Tristão, who falls in love with and marries a young widow, Fidália. After their marriage, the couple go to Europe, leaving their friends with only sadness and memories. Known as the novel that... (more)
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by Maria M.(Author); Machado De Assis, Joaquim Maria(Author) Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis(Author) ; De Assis
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Contos Escolhidos
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Alienista,O / Casa Velha
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Contos Fluminenses
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Crônicas Selecionadas
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Helena
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Histórias da Meia-Noite
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A Mão e a Luva
by Machado de Assis
Afilhada de uma rica baronesa, pela qual era sustentada em um colégio para professores, Guiomar era uma moça simples que ficou órfã logo cedo, mas tinha com sigo uma força de lutar pelo que pretendia. Usava a razão para controlar seu coração. Tendo uma beleza e um jeito de ser atrativo, despertou interesse de 3 homens Estevão <sentimental>, Jorge <calculista> e Luís Alves... (more)